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VOU V. NO.57
20 CENTS A WEEK.
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PARKER BROS., PROPRIETORS.
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
-.CAKE- FOR-.-.WEDDINGS-
.FRESH FRUITS BER-V
RIE AND VEGETABLES
Chon-e TaMe Delicacies and a Full
Line of Fancy and Staple Groceries and Pro
visions, Canned Goods, Nuts, Candies. Etc., Etc,
A Full I. in- 4.' IiHjHtrtt
Shor Sale
IV. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE. GENTLEMEN.
BEST IN THE WORLD.
"Wis F--r
-FOR-
CHICKENS
S5.00 PEE DOZEN,
EGGS 18 CENTS.
JJnelle-r Garrett.
Fdimm Merchants
nsur c:E co ok
Alma my Okeoon
ctrirti. K. mo.mm
OFFICERS.
l-iefi'tei-t W. F. Read.
VM-e-1'resident-.l. O. Writsmar..
T-easurer J. L. Cowan.
S.-.-retarv .. K. Elderkin.
DIRECT .:RS.
h. . -tratiaii. J. L. Cowan. J.
O. WritMiiHii. . r. Simpson, W
F. Read. J. K. Weatlirrfi.nl, L.
L. Fo.rj. Jh buniett and M.
Sternberg.
Safe, Souna, ucnseivaiive
A Square Company,
Managed by Square Men,
Patronized by Square People
jAxsonis Hem JSatexpxist
SEARLS
Div;Co((k,Kotiois
LADILS AND liKNTS
NlsiMNti.S.
FTRJ
Also have a mplete line of
Ml a! SIR
Koi spriiiU trade, at
that iety cumoteitioii.
pnce
us a call and buy your snots o'
at bedrock prices.
, .in ami Miuare ovaling
IwOltll
Luilow Fine Shoes-
BAK
FRESH RAKED
V.V BREAD-. W
fl tnttl Jhiwentic Viynr.
FIRST NATIONAL BAKK
Pr.ESlrtEST L. FLINN .
V E PkKSlDEST S. F YOCNO.
CASHIER K. W. La:-' ". ION.
'I'KANSACTS A GEI .AL HAS KINO
1 bt'bi.VESb
S. C Vore, L. Fbixn
I. F- Klai.. E. F. sox.
E. W. LiniH.N
Cajhicr.
COWAN' RALSTON iAt.D LHnElFUIN
, Albany, ; - Oregon
Transacts a central bunkinir business.
Itraw sijtbt drafts on New or. Sac an
I'c'jn.t I'rrtlaiiH, r.
Lw.n money on approveu aecunty.
j Receive depositu subject to check.
' oil. ct inns entrusted to us will w
urou nt artenticr.
B.VXK OF 0REC0.V,
ALBANY, OREGON.
CAFtlAI 9S4,(HM
Pr. latent.
i.-r f rea. .
4atlrr .
II. KKYAK1
II . MIKRIIL,
.. JA W.BLAI.V
kirkctors:
H Bhtaxt, .1. W. Blain,
(ixo. HrvpiiRET, ' H. Stewart,
E. J Lanm.ng. H. F. Mfkkilu
LADIES' UNDERWEAR
4.rnllriiirn hlil. 4 hlMirit'k 1 Iwlb
tuit, ! All Ijttllra isturalt naad
l.t rdrr Ml I he
JapaneSeBazaartore
SdiCts vrkt tow. KWoNC WO K':E CO.
ft Store on First Stieet lull tr $ eniet 4
Bluckburn.
l. A. C'ROWDER. C. W. CKOWUER.
CK0WDER BROS
Contractors and Builders.
Office on First street with Wal
lace & Cusick, real estate agents,
Albany, Oregon. Estimates given
on all kinds of buildingsor carpen
ter work. All work intrusted to
us will be promptly executed.
mum
DKU 5.
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Linn County Bank
Um elegant lotion ior tan.
WW
BY-
Baying Tour Property
Thiough the teal estate firm of
Burkliart A Kecney:
The oldest Real Estate Firm in the
Willamette Vally
They have land- of all descrip
tions for sale at the verv lowest
prices and on the most favorable
terms.
We have some fine bargains in
small tracts of garden and fruit
lands near the city, which we are
offering at a great sacrifice. This
property lies near the city, and is
the very best on the market, part
of which is set out to fruit.
CITY PROPERTY
We have a lure lit of choice
business and resilience property
for sale including the Goltra park
addition, the best, nearest and
chi upcst suburban property on
the market. A lot in this addition
win uounie in vame in icsh man a;
year. i
EASY PAYMENTS.
BUR
ART & KEENEY,
KSTASE.LOAX
ASD
INSURANCE AGENTS.
ALBA XV - OREGON
RIAL ESTATE BROKERS,
INSURANCE AND LOANS.
First street, opposite Farmers &
Merchants Insurance Co. Albany,
Oregon.
Agents for the following Insur
ance Companies:
-Etna Insurance Company, of
Hartford, Connecticut; total assets
y,7Su,751.tid.
The Guardian Apsurance Com
pany, of London, England ; capital
?o,wo,titiy.iH).
The Columbia Fire and Marine,
ot "ortiana, Oregon ; capital, 500,
000.00.
TOWNSESP & VlI.ON.
DrGLt.s
FOR 8A1.E BY ALL 'DRrOGISTS.
'Some months ne-o I purchased
box of Pr. J. P. 3ill Cutnrrh f tire for
tuv own use rut nnninf vns nephew,
-. n. ivicjinnan needing nuch mfrji
etne I let him have vj hox of medi
fine, lit now tends tor three more
boxes, aayiny it is the hes thin for
t-atHrrh ever trie1 hy hm and his
friends. 1 (rot another t'ox to use in
my rage, and cheerfully recommend it
lootiit-rs.
(Signed,. JOHN MrMAfTAN.
Ex County Commifsioner Lane Co,
i treiron,
Sprinp'-'t. Lane county. Ores-on.
Prof ,1, W, T-thnson. president of the
State no lTOTUV, savs it cured him oi
a couirh aiur t' other prescription
had failed. Likewise two of his little
erlrls used it to cure their rouirhs. Mrs
Mark BaMs, wife of Prof Bailey,
sent it to rrol Jotinsor. ana recom
nn nds it to all w ho sutler from colds.
ant outlie. For couarha it acts like
a rhaini. and t-sn he inhaled Into the
pipi'S or passuirea, where' o other
couirh cures cun reach
WANTED Cow
taaUtlrw
to pasture. Weall
tilil Wanted.
Good ages will be paid for a
comjetePt gir! to do housework in
a small family. For particulars
inquire at this office.
For Sale.
Some household good at a bar
gain. Also a large dwelling on let
street for tent.
Ashby fe Neil.
SIP
The bread wagon and
get f esh bread evety
morning, or leave or
der. wi h J. K. Doi'j:
1b oio-ite th Ru-
House,
the city.
Delivered to all pots of
The best watch in the world for
the money at F. M. r rench's.
Tlie Celebrated
CURE
Warrauu-d tc
cure
AFTER
the Kenerative organs Of either sex whether
arising trum the exces-ive s of stimulants,
tobacco or opium, or thronch jouthful indis
cretion, over indulgence, etc., such as loss of
Brain Power, Wakeiu'neaa, Bearing Down
Pains in the Hack, Svnuual W.akneeo, Hy
teria, Ner ou Pro ratinn. Nocturnal Ciaiis
ioii, Leucorrh", Uizzinees, Weak Uttiuory,
Low of Power and Impotenc), which if 01
lo ted ultn lead to premature old atfe and
inaauity. Pn.: 1 a hux; 8 boxeS fcr t&.OO
Sent bv mail on rer-eipt of price.
A WHIT1K l R.MrE 1a given
with ever) t!t order received, to refund tm
money if a PrrniMornl cure ia noteSeti.
We have thouiitlof testimonials from old
and young, of outh wars, who have been
permanently cured by the us t Aphmditlnt
Circular tree, AdiireaM
ihk ti-UKO Mtoirir (o.
Westurn Branch, Boa, 27. Portland, Owen.
Fcr sale by Koshay A Mason, wbo eMlraini
etail diukui". .);, ?epn.
mm m
For Female it
retruWritics; noth
ink iikt them on
the market. Never
ai!. aSuccvtttfulU
lined by proiulne:it
ltitlin monthly.
Guarantee to re
lie ftuitprean&l
mettBlruatii
Strips, Ceria;:!
Don't be hun
red.
iSie time.
Health ami n ot t.
Take no utne .
Sent to any af
W 0... vAi. AO nn A J
drc tiro Mrdlrtnr onipnny
West Bran, h Jox 27, rrlliml. ir.
8old by Fosnay & Haeii, Albany. Oregss
DEALEHs lit
STCVES, TIKWARr. HCU5E FUFNiSHII CS,
Manufacturers of galvanizel iron
cornice. nnmbint: a sttecialty.
Give ns a call.
GRANT'S PASS
PEACHES 1
MUELLER & GARRETT,
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS
Orders for any quantity wil
e promptly tilled.
THE-
fapina Route!
OREGON
PACIFIC
RAlLKOAi
AMI
Oregon Development Go.'s
Steamship Line
0
AND
Hours Less Tim
Than by any other route:
22
Aocomodatlons unsurpassed for comfort ao
latetv. Fares anf rrewiits vut laquina am
the Orrxon Deve opnient couifany s to
thlps, mucn less mat uy aiij um:i
ween all points ic tn.
nd .San Franciwn.
8AILINO DATES.
raoM lAurihA
Willamette Valley.. .-..... ........ June 27th
r'arallon . ............. - la'
Willamette Valley. . otli
Fsral.on J"
WUIamette Valley lth
boh sa raaadsco
Farallnn
W. V
.. JonsCTtb
...July 1st
... ' Cth
... " 10th
. . ! 15h
WUlametteVallKT.
Farallou
Willamette Valley
The .ouipany reserve tae ngnt. to ccaui;
teenier or aailinv dates.
a II. rlAswsLL, Jb., Gen K. A P. Aent,
KM Montgomery street. Sun Francisco, Cal.
Remember the Oregon Pacincpopu
lar eummer excursions. Low rate
excursion tiekets are ou sale eveij
Wednesdayatid Saturday from Aibauy
Corvallis ud Putloniatn to Yaquinn
and for the return trlpa until Sepu m
ber 30.
DAILY PAaSBMOni TEADiS,
j Except Suixlays.)
L Taquiaa.7.00 A a I Lr Albany 13 iO r
Conallts lo:3 a a " Corvallis Ir3 r
Ar Albany 11:8 a a I Ar Vaquina 4 S' r.
O. A C. trains connect at Altai, and '
Wa. II . Hoae,
O. BOttia, General lianaKei.
Actiaa U.W P.
CerraUia, O o
AFEECtlliSE" SS2
UM ullLDkJ
G UATEMALI A AFFAIRS
Encounter Between Sasdorian
and Gnat'.oialiau Armies.
30,000 FIKE IN9AXFR1XCISCO
UUia Nearly Killed by Pr to er la a
8i-it.e J .11-1.000,000 Feet of
Laiuber Earned.
t, San FuANcin'.o, .Tnlv 28 Do
mingo Ebiiado, eonsul gt if r.il ior
Ciuateinala, in this city, received
the foLoMing telegram f-om the
Guaiemaliaii miniaier Uxl.iy in the '
i City of Mexico, iatet Juiy 25tli: i
"Guatt-mala accepts tlie war pro
voked ly Salvador. The Salva
donau army was re.ute.l 011 the
3d". The arms on Hie Coloma
was beizt-d wiih tue consent of the
aient oi the eompany and of the
Americau minister, iy vntueof an
ar.icle cont i acted wi in lite 1'acitic
Mail steamship company which
read-: "This company hinds it
eif, not tc permit troops or arnuni
lion to be carried on noard its
steamer-j from any ports ot fali
foinia to ports off or adjacent to
Guatemala, if there is reason to
think these .Materials will be used
a.a'uiht Guauiuala or if war or
pidage is intended."
Kevolutlon in Huenoa Ayrea.
Bienos Aykes, July 2t. A rev
olution broke out here this morn
ing. Tiocps in the ga rison re
belled and firing is now :oing on.
All shops are closed anil hgtiiing
is taking place in the streets.
Senor Garcia, minister of nuance,
is held a prisoner by the revoiu-
tioni-is.
Desperate fiirhtin j is now going
on aiui manv nave been kiuea on
K.th sides. The insurgents are
dv.n mu toward Flaza :e la
Victoria, where the presidents
alace and tire town hall are loca
ted. 1 be president has escaped to
Kovario.
A revolutionary government hat-
been announced, with -enor Aren
as niesi'lent and Senor Romero
mini ter of finance.
lheauthoiiti s are e'ill holding
out. but the rt-volutonary move-
menl is i xtendinic hourly.
City ok Mexico. July -b. It is
tHt.i iliMt (aiiatenta'aiie have eut
Me land tcljtrapli hnt bo no news
can be sent lioiu iht place, it is
reporteii ;ht there is oniderab!e
d..-sati.-faction in Gna ema:an
ranks. The Salvadorians aie ad
vaucini! and a decisive bat'le is
exiected. Gen. ljairunnia is on
Guatemalan soil and raising an
army 1 insurgents.
A H50.000 1 IKK
A San Francisco Purk Fucking Es
tablishment Burned.
s.s Fhaxcisco, July -6 The
poik packing e.'t.lblihlllellt of M.
.-ttOuB. on liaithruiio road, was
entir. lv d s'rovt d bv tire to-day
Loss $5U,tH)ti. The fire htar ed by
tn b-'ilinit over of a quanti y oi
laid in a la-tr- cauldron. Tue fire
deuartmeni was unable lo do any
tiling, as water was not to be had.
The d -mage is half covered by
insurance.
A BIG FIRE.
Large
Stables and 1,000,000 Feet
of Lumber Burned.
Di'nsmcir.Cal. July 2ti.-A fire in
J. J. Scoit & Co. s lumlier yard to
day burned a million feet of suar
. . . . ,,i
and yellow pine lumoer ann ai
their stables. The tadroad com
Dflnv's water and fire outfit went
to the rescue in time to save the
iiii&and put out the fire.
l-KISOKKKS F1UUT.
One Man Xcarly Killed By a Mur
' dererat Seattle.
Seattle, Ju'y 26. Geo. Carter,
a prisoner confined in the county
jail for forgery, was attacked and
nearly kille 1 to-night by VV. Fred
ericks, who is under sentence of
death for a murder committed in
1888. Fredericks wns confined in
a cell and Carter was in the corri
dor with a number of other pris
oners. 1 tie men ima neen quar
reling and Fredericks picked up a
short, stout stick and placing it
through the bars t-truck Carter
over the eye, fracturing his skull.
One Man Drowned,
San Francisco, July 26. A boat
with Win. Hawkins, a custom
house employee, and two othe8 in
was capsized in the bay to-day.
Hawkins was drowned but the
otheis were ret-cued.
Out on Ball.
San Francisco, July 26. J. J.
Cusick, the young census enumer
ator who whs arrer-tea lor iaisuy-
ing the returns irm hi di.-tru t in
this citv, was held to answer to
day bv U. S. commi sioner Saw
yer. He was released on iuoo
bail. It was put in the evidence
that Cnick turned in 136-3 names,
and thai the recount developed
that the number should have been
l)l.
Saloonkeeper Arrested.
San Francisco, July 27. Just
prior to the departure of the
ste-nier Mariposa for Australia,
Detective Silby arrested II. Jones,
a steerage passei.ger, on a warrant
from Portland, charging him with
criminal assault on a woman and
the stealing of $20n0. Jones was
accompanied by Peter roline, a
shoemaker from Portland. Jones
ww a saloonkeeper and eajabis
arreet is the outcome i a quarrel
with his wife. He sayssbe Jockel
him out of hie own place of busi
ness and so be determined to
l"ave. Jones eaid he supposed
bis wife wanted him to come back
uid hud re.-orted to that means to
as-ure his leturn. He Says the
tf belonged to himself.
I UK DAK IX CONOKESS.
9snsit-ir Mitchell Presents Peti
tion from Astoria. Oregon.
W'Shinoton, July 2t5. A com
mittee of the whole considered
i lie senate amendment to sundry
civil appropriation bills.
Ihe r. pori oi the bouse com
mittee on postothce anairs and
roaiia to aco mpany the tubtitute
to thi- lottery b.li, agreed on yes
terday, wan filed this afternoon.
The coiniin'tee says the present
I'tislation is inadequate and more
favor .hie laws must be enacted to
prevent the use of the mails by
he lottery companies. Ihe pres
ent Uw can tie enforced by Hie
court only and confers no povver to
he postmaster- umeral. One oi
the main bi-nerts to ieUeriv-d
rom the substitute bill, if it t-
co.nes a law, is that which makes
the act of mailing lottery tickets
and circnlara a continuous offenae,
to he tried hy the courts in any
urisdiction thromsb which they
m;.y pass.
Wilson, ot Washington, lavorea
the senate amendmeiit in regard
to the irrigation of arid lands.
Hermann, of Oregon, al6o sup
ported the senate amendment.
Alter the siieaner naa appoimea
conferees on the original package
bill, the committee having arisen
for that purpose ,the eenateamend-
ments 10 me sunary civil oiu were
read striatum. A concurrence
was recommended in several and
the committee rose with he bill
pe-sdini and the ho'ise adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
In ttie senate tday on motion
of Wilson, of Iowa, the house
amendment on the original pack
age bill was cone lined in and
conference order.-d.
A bill was passed granting a
pension ot fJOW a year to tne
rtidow of the late Gen croon.
Bills were a'-o passed giving
like pensions to Mrs. rivtuont ana
.Mrs. JVIcOleilan.
Senator Iiti-hll to-dsy pre-
ceivtd from Astoria, Oiexon.Bay tan
hut reprewntatlves of the entire
country tiilnitary to the Columbia
river, including the Mates of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, de
sired alfiimaiive action on the
nvei and harbor bill, a- the plants
ami j.-tlies at the mouth of the
iVIumbiaarerai.idlydeteiioratii.g.
Base Ball. j
Portland. July i6. In the
games to-day the scores stood as
ioHows: l'aeoma": Portlands.
Spokane, July 26. Seattle 11;
Spokane 8.
Brooklyn. July 26. The game
with St. Louis was p ostponed on
account of wet grounds.
PiilLADEi.i iiiA, July 26. Athlet
ics 7; Louiiille 1.
RociiEsi&R, July 20. RocUestei
6 ; Toledo 2.
SvpAci'bE, July 26. Syracuse 3;
Columbus 0.
brotherhood oameb.
Cleveland, July 26. Firs
game Cleveland 6; New Yrk 1.
Second game Cleveland 8 ; New
York 7.
Buffalo, Julv 26. Brooklyn 13 ;
Buffalo 9.
Boston, July 23. Boston 4;
Pittsbuig 3.
Chicago, Julv 2b. Chicago 12;
Philadelphia 1.
league.
Cleveland, July 26. Cleveland
2; Phila lelpbia 5.
Cincinnatti, July 2b. Cincin-
nattt o: New ork I.
Pittsburg, July 26. Pittsburg
4 ; Boj-ton 3.
Chicago, Julv 26. Brooklyn 10:
Chicago 4.
Weather Bulletin.
Portland, July 26. The Oregon
weather bureau s?nt the following
to the chief signal officer at Wash
ington: The wea her during the
week ha been wa. m and cloud
less; no rainfall; weather favora
tle to harvesting, which is in full
blast, and to growing crops. Toe
wheat crop promises to be the best
in quantity and quality obtained
for ears. Hops promise unusally
well and a large crop is expected.
Oats, a fair crop.
Justice of the Peace Arrested.
Los Angeles, Julv 26. Justice
o the Peace W. C. Lockwood was
arrested to-dav on a c! aigo of
harboring ami protecting person
charged with felony in the case of
Assemblyman liameron, arretted
near Lock wood's room last evening
on a charge of forget y. Lockwood
was ai rested at fit st with Damer-
on for alleged complicity in the
torgeiy, but was discharged.
Peter Jackson.
San Francisco, July 26 Peter
Jackson, the colored pugilist, left
on the steamer .Marapona for Aus
tralia to day. He expects to re-
iuiii in n ten uioiiinu.
Fire in a Grain Field.
Newman, Cal., July 26. Fire
DroKe out in the gram field of E
Ij. Munren. eight miles soutn of
this place yesterday and destroyed
10 K acres of grain, insured at $10
per acre. Mr. Sturgen is a heavy
loser.
FATAL ClCLOiNE.
ight People Kbied and Twen
ty Injured.
CHE DAMAGE OVEK Si 00,000.
donees Lifted TJp and Oarritd Away
A nreckva the Scatuera Pa
c.fio itti furiUud.
Lawrence, Mass., July 26. A
cyclone, the tiist oi any cousidera
ijie iiiioriaucc wiih m the mem
ory oi New England, visited a
-(iburb oi JNjuiii Lawrence tins
morning, aud in 15 minutes had
kilted eight pp e and seiioiifly
injined liont Ij to 2U, and &tighti
uiuied at lea.-t -0 more.
it cut a swatu through a thickly
populated exclioil l.'W leet. wioe
and a mile Ion1 and rendered
many people Homeless and ue-
sUuyed oi greatly uauiaged eome
lb to 100 buitdi:ig. Ihe loss is
.-sibilated at $KH.l,0.-b, all oi which
s uninsured aai.ist a wind storm.
Most oi those who mei de-tli in
he wreck wer- killed instantly
vlauy lay uncotisciou or groaning
in the ruins. Thirteen injur d
.vere carried u ttiehospitai, while
others, whojj names cannot lie
.arned, were cared for by frietide,
heir injuries being Might.
I he work of devastation beean
tt the cricket grounds on the
southwest. Hearing the approach
of the storm Joe Lyons rushed
into his house and seized the baby
irom his wile's arms and tied to
ihe street. Both man and child
-weaned, but the dead bo iyof Mr
.vodj was subr.eauentlv aken
from the ruio.-.
At the ft it oi Sauuder-. court
switch a house in which Michell
Higgihs wat. standing at taken
up bodi'y by the wind and cimed
over t:.e"radroad bridg- c.ossing
sa'em street wheie nigging ieli
out biid was insttiH'y killed.
Tiie cyclonei eni--red Sjjringfieid
stieet where ihe greatest uevasta
tn wa- wrought. When No. 3
fell Ucconeil.his aife and daughter
Mamie were carried down witn it.
"Jcconnell .vas the liisv to be ex
tii aud. He sutlers several exter
nal hutt. His wife aud girl were
eie removt d from the ruins after
over two hour wcra, Itotb dead.
A hou.-e occupied by Win. Col
:;is was lifted ftom its foundation
md the upi-er part came crashing
hrough that oi the lower one.
wheie sat Mrs. Collins and three
children. For a moment heart
renting shrieks came troiti the
:ie:ps -f lubblsh lb-ti all was
stili. Mrs. Collins w..s taken out
dead. Also the dauxliw Annie,
aged six. Mo-t of the luin.d
iiou?s were those of hard working
iaboiers, whose houses were the
fiuit of a life time oi t .il.
THE WORLD'S FAIR.
i.'larksun Gives His opinion of the
Site.
Chicago, July 26. In an inter
view here to-da , Ast-istant Postmaster-Genet
al Claikson, w ho ha
just returned irotnja three months'
tour through the We.-t and Noith-
west, deflated the whet that the
world s fair wili be a isilure it the
ite is divided. This prediction
was passed in conversations with
representative men in the West
ern mates through w Inch he passed
"We should remember, he
said, "that more than one-half of
the productiveness of this country
is due to the farmers, and the
American fair, without the most
ample and conspicuous place being
given to the agric ultuial intert.-ts,
would be dUa?tr.us. They fear
that with the divided site the ait
and mechanical depattments wii!
lie placed on the lake iront and
the agricultural department
shov?d od to Jackson Park. Th-.-y
think visitors, after -.ta.idering
through the lake front exhibit
will not 1 'k with much favor on
the idea oi going several miles to
what will be called an agricultural
side show.
POSTAL, AFFtlKH.
Annual Report of the Superlndent
of the Mall Service.
San Francisco, July 26. As
sistant Superintendent rlint, of
the railway mail service, to day
issued his annual report for the
fiscal year ending June 30th.
Ihe 8th postal dit-tricl, o ci
which he lias charge, cotiiDnses
California, Uiegon, W ashingion.
Nevada, Arizona and Ltah terri
tory. The report shows that there
are 46 railway postoflice lines, 2)
railway postoflice clerks and 31 SO
postotftces. and that 147,4tUi,.t4i
letteis and 10,y30.t O newspapers
. . . . . j . . . l A. i : . i .
wcie uisinuuieu in ine uisttici.
The number ot li tters separated
for the city's disttihution on the
cars by postal clerk-, on the Port
land line wa. for Portland, 4,624,
200; on the Ogden & San Francis
c i line for San Francisco was 12,-
loO.WKl.
A LAWYER MURDERED.
John D. Fiske Shot and Killed at
Fresno, California.
Fresno, ouly 26. John D
Fiske, a lawyer and opera house
manager oi this citv. whs t-ho
down and instantly killed to-night
hy Joseph Stillman. sti'lman
had been lieen hunting for Fiske
all day and found bim at 8:30 this
i evening standing w front of the
Grand Central hotel on Mariposa
treet. Several blows were struck
aud Itoth men worked toward tn
iniddle of the street. Fiske then
urued and rsn up Manpoea
stieet, followed by St ill man, who
had a gun in his hand, and was
about 10 feet in the rear. When
hev were in front of Burke dk
Monroe's drug store Stillman fired
a rhot in risEe 8 oaca. iney suu
continued to run, and w hen half
way across J street a second shot,
followed by a third at close range
was bred, just as the wounded
man was tailing forward on bis
tace. Millman was arrested and
i mrried to jail, followed by a tre
.nen-tous ciowd. Fiske was taken
into a drug store with blood
streaming from bis ltps. He was
gasping lorlireath, and as soon as
ue was laid on the floor he died.
A KECOINT OKUKEED.
t.
PmuI stud MlnneeapeUa
Ke-t-nuturaU-el.
ao be
Washington, July 26. The sec
retary to-: lay ordered a recount for
t. Paul and Minneapolis. Prior
o i-suing ih, s order the secretary
had recii-ved irom the superinten
dent of census a letter detailing
.be t.ouble regarding the count of
he tw in citi s, the results of an
investigation made by bis bureau.
In it h- says in part, evidence be
fore nie may be summed up as
follows: In all probability there
existed in Minneapolis widespread
oiganized conspiracy for the in
ilation of the census of that city.
rhis con spiracy was only par
tially carried through owing to its
early discovery. To what extent
he schedules "are fraudulent can
-te at present onlv a matter of con
juncture. Thest- frauds like all matter of
forms schedule families have bcea
swolleu to an en -rmous size by th
id iition ot children and boarders.
K capacity of existing houses has
been taken far beyond their limit
by the addition of families, and
aouses -ith their contents bavs
been invented bv the hundred.
FREIGHT
TRAIN WRECKED.
a. P.
Train Derailed n at Wmsm
Killed.
Portland, Julv 26, A freight
train on ihe Southern Pacifie was
recked thi-i afternoon at Wills
burg stati .r. 5 miles t rom this city.
Four of the freight cars were de
railed md badly smashed up.
j t he wre k was caused by a large
rocK irom one oi ine cars loaaea.
w ith building stone falling on the -rack
in front of the car.
Mis. Delia Anderson, a lady 66
year of ag, ho was standing on
the obiti-Tin, presumably Iting
ior apassanger train due in a tfeoit
time, na- r'ruck by flying timbers
and so badly injure.! thatahe died
in a few hours alVr ard. X little
giil wuo was with her barely es
caped. Keroinmestds Kurtiier IaveeUg-Mtio
Washington, July 26. The re
port ot the committee on rules
rc..uni. ndn iuither investigation
of ttie pension bureau Oil thft
ground that the charge mavle by
ivcureseiitative Cooper that Com
missioner of Pensions Kanm,
though insolvent, had negotiated
a loan of 2o.OOO, upon which
teo. Imou the noted pendok
aient, became surety.
Ran Over by Care.
'battle, July 26. Wm. H.
(irower. vice-president of the
Phoenix Candy company, died at
ten o'clock to-night from injuries
received an hour before by being
un ov-r uy a caine car. He leaves
i wile and two children.
Portland's Population.
Portland, Julv 26. Th special
inspector of census, Kruse, has
finished a transcript of the namee
for this fit-, for the benefit of the
ham ber of commerce and accord
ing to the- government census Port
ion, l as a population of 35.961:
Fast Pott land, 9,789: Albina.
4,60tt. The iionnlation of Multno
mah county is estimated at 61.000.
Earthquake In California.
sjit.ONs, July 27. An earth
quake shock was felt here this
morning at 1 :4o. The vibrations
were north and south.
A Steamer Wrecked.
Soi Tn Point, Anticoet t Island.
July 25. Tha steamer Idaho ia
ashore at South Point, and will
prove a total loss. Last night the
-ea was making a dean breakover
he ship. Grave tears are enter
tained for the safety of the crew,
who ire still on board. The surf
is so heavy that it in impossible to
see the w reck. There are no lifa
or surf boats boats in this vicinity.
Well-Known Prleat
Soith Bend, Ind., Inly 25.
Brother Vincent, one of the build.
ersoi the Notie Dame univeisity.
uieu last nigni seed almoat lno
years. He ca.iid to Notre D me
in 1SK2 a Rev. Father Serin.
Keep oar.
All persons are hereby warned
to keep off from my premises for
hunting purposes ot any kind.
The destruction of stock from the
careless handling of shotguns has
b come unbearable, and as the on
ly recourse I desire hunters to
keep entirely off of m v land.
Albany, July 22d, 1890.
Thomas Fboxah. .
While we run largely to special
ties our stock is always lull of
choice goods in our line. Spencer
dt Blackburn.